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26 Pubs 796, Italian and German Infantry Weapons NOT TO BE PUBLISHED T h e In fo rm a tio n g iv e n In th ia d o cu m en t la no t to be c o m m u n ic a te d , e it h e r d ir e c tl y o r I n d ir e c tly , to th e P re ss o r to a ny pera on no t h o ld in g an o H lc ia l p o sit io n la Il ls M aje st y' s Ser vic e. M .G .S . PubNeatM Ma/79b THIS DOCUMENT MUST NOT FALL INTO ENEMY HANDS ENEMY WEAPONS PA RT II. ITALIAN AND GERM AN INF ANTRY WEAPONS 1942 Cruurtt Copyr ight Reserved T he W ar O ffic e, Pre pared under the direction of 14/A August, 1942, I he Ch ief of the Im peria l General Staff DISTRIBUTION In fa n tr y ....................................... ............... Scale B All arms, less infan try ... .........................• • Scale A Infantry O.C.T.Us....................... Scale II All O.C.T.Us., less infantry ....................................... Scale I All infan try train ing establishm ents and schools Scale B AU training estab lishments and schools, less infantry Scale A CONTENTS Foreword. SEC. PART I.—ITALIAN PISTOUS PACK 1. Intro ducto ry n o t e ....................................... I 2. 10-35 mm. revolver, Mod. 89—Bodeo ... 1 3. 9 mm. self-loading pistol. Mod. 910—Glisenti 3 4. 9 mm. self-loading pistol. Mod. 34—B eretta 4 PAR T II.—ITALIAN RIFL ES AND CAR BINES 5. Introd uct ory n o t e ........................... 7 6. 6-5 mm. ritle. Mod. 91 8 7. 6-5 mm. carbine, Mod. 91 ... 9 8. 6-5 mm. carbine. Mod. 91 per T.S. 9 9. 7-35 mm. rifle. Mod. 38 9 10. 7-35 mm. carbine. Mod. 38 9 PART II I.—ITALIAN MACHINE CARBINES 11. Introd uct ory note ... ... ............... 10 12. 9 mm. machine carbine. Mod. 38—Beretta 10 ( oH /m iin t on fiag t HI of fo v tt I FOREWORD It was originally intended to confine the present booklet to Ita lia n Infan try Weapons, but since it is now possible to add considerably to the information already given in Par t I (German Infantry Weapons) on the (ierma n Pistol 38 a nd Light Mortar 36, it has been decided to tak e t his op portun ity of issuing revised particu lars of these two weapons. EN EM Y W EA PO NS PART II.-ITAL IAN AND GERMAN INFANTRY WEAPONS PART I__ ITALIAN PISTOLS 1. Introductory note A revolver and two self-loading pistols are issued as standard weapons. Certain N.C.Os. and men, c.g. members of M.G. and gun detachments, are armed with the revolver, while officers and warran t officers earn ’ one or other of the two self-loading pistols. 2. 10-35 mm . Revolver, Mod. 89--Bodeo. (See Fig. 1) Pistola a rotazione Bodeo, Mod. 89 Tliis is a double action, solid framed revolver of somewhat old-fashioned design. The cylinder does not " swing ou t ” to assist loading and the empty cases can only be ex tracted and ejected one by one. A trigger guard is not usually fitted. •t Gen er al part ic ula rs Calibre: 10-35 mm. (-41 in.) Weight : 2 lb. Overall length : 9J in. Cylinder capacity : 6 rounds. Safety •’ Bodco ” revolvers of recent manufacture are provided with a safety catch on the left. In addition, safety is provided for during loading and ejection by the action of the loading gate which, on being pulled back, disconnects the hammer an d trigg er mechanisms. To load Pull back " loading gate " and insert a cartridge in the cham ber thereby exposed. Rotate the cylinder by pressing the trigger (the hammer mechanism is disconnected so long as the loading gate is open) and insert a cartridge in the next cham ber. Continue loading in this manner until all cham bers of the cylinde r are full. Finally push loading gate forward again. To cock and fire The revolve r can be cocked and fired either " single action .” bv first cocking the hammer with the thu mb and then pulling the trigger, or ” double action.” by a strong pressure on the trigger which cocks the hammer and I ic. 1.—10-35 mm. Kkvolver 89 then releases it to fire th e c artridge cap. 3 E xt ra ct io n an d ejec tio n Open the loading gate and pull the ejection-rod forward Shift the ejection-rod over to the right by swinging its carrier across beneath the barre l a nd push out the em pty cases one by one by pressing the ejection-rod and rota ting the cylinder by means of the trigger. Strip pin g Remo ve:—I. Ix ft si de plate and pistol grip. 2. Cylinder axis. 3. Cylinder. 4. Main spring. 5. Pawl. 6. Trigger. 7. Hammer. 3. 9 m m . Sel f- lo adin g P is to l. M od . 91 0 G ll se nti . (See F ig . 2) Pistola automatica Glistnli, Mod. 910 The action of thisS.L. Pistol, which icsembles th at employed in the 1914 anti 1935 H at Revclli M.Gs., is briefly as follows:—On tiring, th e barrel and lx>lt recoil together a short distance, temporarily interlocked by a wedge lever which is pivoted in the body. As this movement proceeds the wedge lever rotates back into the boJy, am i a t the corre ct moment leaves the bolt free to be forced to the rear by the thr ust of the sj>ent case. The action of the wedge lever is not a positive locking action, but what is sometimes called a " semi-locking ” action. G en er al part ic ula rs Calibre: 9 mm. (-35 in.). Weight : I lb. 12 oz. Overall length : KJ in. Feed : 7 round magazine in bu tt. I ic. 2 - 9 mm. S.I.. P istol 910 4 Safety A safety catch at the bac k end of the bolt, when in the " safe ” position, preven ts movement of th e firing pin. and a " grip safety ” (which co-operates with the trigger) is provided in front of the bu tt below the trigger guard. Preparation for firing Insert a full magazine. Set safety catch to " fire." Grip the bolt wings. I*ull bolt back to its full e xten t a nd then allow it to go smartly forward again to transfer a round from the magazine to the chamber. To fire Press trigger, squeezing " grip safety ” a t the same time. Strip pin g Remo ve:—1. Magazine. 2. Side plate (loosen retaining screw'. 3. Left pistol grip. 4. Trigger with pawl and V-spring. 5. Barrel and barrel extension. 6. Firing pin housing and firing pin. 7. Bolt. 8. Firing pin stop and safety catch (after pullin g back firing pin stop into oval slot and shifting safety catch from right to left). 9. Ejector and ejecto r lever. 10. Safety catch. 11. Wedge lever an d spring. 12. Right pistol grip. 4. 9 m m. Self-loading Pistol, Mod. 34 Beretta. (See Fig. 3) Ptstola automatica Beretta, Mod. 34 A self-loading pistol with externa l ham mer, fixed barrel and recoiling breech slide. The breech is no t positi\ely locked a t the moment of firing, bu t is kep t closed merely by the inertia of the breech slide assisted by spring pressure. 5 The ammunition for thi s pistol is th e sh ort 9 mm. ty|»c which is interchangeable with the -380 in auto, ammunition used in the American -380-in. Colt auto ma tic pistol. G en er al part ic ula rs ( alibie : 9 linn. (-35 in.) W eigh t: 1 lb. 7$ oz. Overall length : 6 in. Feed : Removable 7 round maga­ zine in bu tt. Sa fety Shift safety catch back (exposing letter “ S ”) for “ safe ” and forward ■ exposing letter " F ” and red spot) for " fire.” There is no " grip saf ety .” but the hamm er can be s et at half cock. Pre par at io n fo r fir in g Insert full magazine. Set to ” lire.” Cock hammer. Pull back bicech slide MAGAZINE CATCH and then allow it to go sm artly forwaru. F ig. 3.— 9 mm. S.I.. Pist ol 34 h'lG. 4. 7 Stripping Unload Cock hammer Set to safe. Pull breech slide back un til safety catch snaps into recess on left. Push barrel backward (if necessary tap muzzle lig htly on a wooden surface to free it) and remove through ejection opening. Grip milled surfaces of breech slide and disengage safety catch front recess. Let breech slide go forward Remove breech slide, return spring and return spring rod Pull out safety catch to left. PART II ITALIAN RIFLES AND CARBINES (Sec Fig. 4) 5. Introductory note The basic Mannlicher-Carcano design, which is embodied in all Ita lian service rifles and carbines combines the Muunlicher system of clip loading with a bo lt action of Mauser type developed by M. Carcano of the Tu rin S.A. factory. With the Mannlich er system of loading, each clip is inserted in the magazine together with the cartridges and after all the cartridges have been forced up out of it by a spring-loaded lever known as the "e le va to r,” the clip drops ou t through a hole in the bottom.
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